Energy Transition

IIDMA organises a conference to bring science and politics together in the Spanish Parliament

On Friday 31 May 2024, IIDMA, in collaboration with the Commission for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge of the Spanish Parliament, is organising the conference ‘The EU’s 2040 climate target: the role of science and the policy response’.

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The International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA) has initiated legal proceedings against the Government of Asturias for allowing ArcelorMittal to pollute beyond permitted levels

IIDMA announced that it filed a contentious-administrative appeal with the High Court of Justice of Asturias, which has been accepted for processing after two previous appeals were effectively dismissed due to administrative silence.  IIDMA criticizes the Asturian Administration for its lenient approach towards the Gijón steel plant owned by ArcelorMittal, noting it as one of

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60 organizations demand the withdrawal of the Common Interest Projects list: “Its approval will worsen the climate crisis”

The ‘Gas No es Solución’ network criticizes the hydrogen export model based on large infrastructures such as H2Med, which could jeopardize the fair energy transition in Spain.

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A necessary challenge: keys to transforming the steel industry

[Article originally published in Renewable Energy magazine]  The steel industry is one of the most polluting processes in the industrial sector, due to the use of coal to produce steel. Globally, it is responsible for more than 7% of carbon emissions, producing around 2,000 million tons of this material each year.  According to the International

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Opposition against H2Med grows after its inclusion in the list of EU Projects of Common Interest

Nearly a hundred organisations from all over Europe call for a stop to this project, deeming it is unnecessary and will worsen the energy crisis. The Spanish network Gas No Es Solución, of which IIDMA is part of, explains that renewable hydrogen has a key role in the energy transition, but it must be better

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Offshore wind energy in Spain needs to be urgently regulated to avoid irreversible damage to the marine environment

The International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA) has carried out a legal analysis that includes recommendations for the drafting of the new royal decree that will regulate the authorisation procedure for offshore wind farms

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